Germany vs Russia
Germany vs Russia: National power
National power in 2022: 1.5% of world capability in Germany and 3.82% of world capability in Russia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.32 percentage points, or 2.54 times that in Germany.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 1920, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2022, Germany ranked 11 and Russia ranked 4 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Germany | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 | 3.82 |
| 2021 | 1.59 | 3.49 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 3.41 |
| 2019 | 1.57 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 1.63 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 1.69 | 3.58 |
| 2016 | 1.66 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | 1.65 | 3.68 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 3.92 |
| 2013 | 1.75 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 1.79 | 3.96 |
| 2011 | 1.87 | 3.98 |
| 2010 | 1.95 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | 1.92 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 2.16 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 2.24 | 4.11 |
| 2005 | 2.31 | 4.07 |
| 2004 | 2.39 | 4.76 |
| 2003 | 2.47 | 4.97 |
| 2002 | 2.53 | 4.96 |
| 2001 | 2.63 | 5.35 |
| 2000 | 2.63 | 5.14 |
| 1999 | 2.78 | 5.14 |
| 1998 | 2.93 | 5.12 |
| 1997 | 2.91 | 5.59 |
| 1996 | 3 | 5.91 |
| 1995 | 3.12 | 6.29 |
| 1994 | 3.06 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 3.14 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 3.15 | 6.72 |
| 1991 | 3.12 | – |
| 1990 | 2.93 | – |
| 1945 | 7.99 | – |
| 1944 | 13.62 | – |
| 1943 | 15.36 | – |
| 1942 | 17.56 | – |
| 1941 | 20.24 | – |
| 1940 | 17.14 | – |
| 1939 | 17.8 | – |
| 1938 | 15.42 | – |
| 1937 | 11.79 | – |
| 1936 | 11.51 | – |
| 1935 | 10.26 | – |
| 1934 | 8.91 | – |
| 1933 | 7.77 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | – |
| 1931 | 7.01 | – |
| 1930 | 7.39 | – |
| 1929 | 7.67 | – |
| 1928 | 7.77 | – |
| 1927 | 8.42 | – |
| 1926 | 7.94 | – |
| 1925 | 8.16 | – |
| 1924 | 7.96 | – |
| 1923 | 9.07 | – |
| 1922 | 8.39 | 14.44 |
| 1921 | 9.26 | 14.85 |
| 1920 | 7.2 | 10.32 |
| 1919 | 7.68 | 6.31 |
| 1918 | 17.24 | 3.74 |
| 1917 | 15.82 | – |
| 1916 | 15.01 | – |
| 1915 | 15.11 | – |
| 1914 | 15.82 | – |
| 1913 | 14.33 | – |
| 1912 | 13.73 | – |
| 1911 | 13.73 | – |
| 1910 | 13.57 | – |
| 1909 | 13.52 | – |
| 1908 | 14.6 | – |
| 1907 | 13.59 | – |
| 1906 | 13.15 | – |
| 1905 | 12.31 | – |
| 1904 | 13.38 | – |
| 1903 | 13.46 | – |
| 1902 | 13.11 | – |
| 1901 | 12.78 | – |
| 1900 | 13.15 | – |
| 1899 | 12.67 | – |
| 1898 | 12.49 | – |
| 1897 | 13.22 | – |
| 1896 | 12.97 | – |
| 1895 | 12.56 | – |
| 1894 | 13.21 | – |
| 1893 | 13.42 | – |
| 1892 | 12.67 | – |
| 1891 | 12.27 | – |
| 1890 | 12.6 | – |
| 1889 | 11.89 | – |
| 1888 | 12.73 | – |
| 1887 | 12.31 | – |
| 1886 | 11.36 | – |
| 1885 | 11.46 | – |
| 1884 | 11.33 | – |
| 1883 | 11.08 | – |
| 1882 | 10.66 | – |
| 1881 | 10.65 | – |
| 1880 | 10.56 | – |
| 1879 | 10.56 | – |
| 1878 | 9.99 | – |
| 1877 | 9.88 | – |
| 1876 | 9.87 | – |
| 1875 | 10.34 | – |
| 1874 | 10.12 | – |
| 1873 | 9.88 | – |
| 1872 | 9.75 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025